Viet Cong shell Saigon first time in 22 weeks
Viet Cong shells Saigon early today for the first time in two and a half weeks. An American adviser was killed in a rocket attack near Dak To air field, 280 miles northeast of Saigon, as paratroopers and militiamen engaged enemy forces northwest of the city. Casualties included one American dead and 12 wounded. six of the enemy were reported killed and three captured.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
E2nd Airborne Division
Dak To
Supreme Court curbs military court power in civilian trials
The Supreme Court ruled servicemen must be tried in civilian courts for crimes not connected to military duties, in a 5-3 decision. Justice Douglas noted military discipline needs a special system, but juries and indictments apply when the crime is service-connected, citing Army sergeant James F. O Callahan as the test case for a 10 year sentence for attempted rape in Hawaii.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
William C. Douglas
Douglas
James F. O'Callahan
Hawaii
Waikiki
Striking 485 Albert Lea Carpenters Lock Horns With Streater
About 485 members of Albert Lea Local 766 of the carpenters union walked out at Streater Industries after a late bargaining session. The contract expired at midnight Saturday and the latest company offer was rejected at a union meeting. Workers were to decide on another wage proposal at 1 p.m. Streater makes store fixtures and is a Litton Industries division.
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Albert Lea, Minn
Albert Lea Carpenters’ Union
Streater Industries
Litton Industries
Schedule of Pages and Sections Listed
The newspaper outlines contents including Editorials on page 4 Area News on page 9 Women on pages 6 and 7 Sports on pages 11 and 12 VS Markets on page 8 Comics on page 13 and Classifieds on pages 14 and 15.
Moynihan says campus unrest pushes professors toward exile
In South Bend Daniel P Moynihan White House adviser on urban affairs says campus unrest has escalated to a point where professors talk of leaving the country. He notes growing fears among academics about political pressure and safety. Moynihan comments come amid broader debates over campus protest during the period.
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South Bend, Ind
Daniel P. Moynihan
Toll of Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Tops 580
The Associated Press reports Memorial Day highway deaths surpassed 580, shattering the 542 mark from 1966. National Safety Council projections ranged 550 to 650, with 481 fatalities noted in the prior four-day holiday. The surge included seven dead in Utah and seven more in North Carolina, amid heavy travel nationwide.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Spanish Fork Canyon
Utah
North Carolina
California
Los Angeles
State Highway Patrol
Supreme Court rules private recreation areas can’t ban Negroes
The Court held 7 1 that privately owned recreation spots offering swimming picnicking and similar facilities for white members are public accommodations under Title II of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, expanding federal protection against racial exclusion. Justice Brennan delivered the majority opinion with Justice Black dissenting. The Lake Nixon Club near Little Rock Arkansas was cited for leveraging a membership device to evade coverage.
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Lake Nixon Club
Little Rock
St. Louis
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Doris Daniel
Rosalyn Kyles
Supreme Court
Brennan
Oklahoma
Black
Lake Nixon of
Congress
Euell Paul Jr
Memorial Day Toll Sees Minnesotans Die In Crashes
The Minnesota Memorial Day holiday toll includes 18 fatalities from car crashes across the state. Among the dead are former Austin residents Earl Schnirring 47 his wife Doris and their son John 3 of Brooklyn Park plus Beverly Pratt 38 Anoka and Rochester bricklayer Robert Chase 49. Other victims include Patricia Hitchcock 21 Farmington Stanley Slater 19 Fairmont Patrick Short 17 St Paul Mark Pletigen 12 Minneapolis Paul Danz 7 Bloomington and more across Blaine Shafer and Oakwood Cemetery Rochester. The year’s statewide death count reaches 300 up from 353 a year ago.
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Austin
Minnesota
Brooklyn Park
Minneapolis
Earl Schnirring
Doris
John
Schnirring
Sue
Jane
Scott
North Memorial Hospital
Doris Ann Prehoda
Charles Prehoda
5Th St. NW
Daryl
Glenn Dahl
Lyle
Oscar Schnirring
Sac City
Iowa
Cora Schnirring
Waconia
Minn
Vernon
Washington
Harry McCollum
John Thomas
St. Augustine Catholic Church
Calvary
Maver Funeral Home
Frank
Genevieve) Helfrich
Albert
Monica) Swank
George
Helen) Hardwick
Delbert
Barbara
Vine Funeral
3Rd Ave
Rochester
Patricia Lynn Hitchcock
Farmington
Blaine
Twin Cities
Stanley C. Slater
Fairmont
David Erickson
Patrick Short
St. Paul
Cigarette tax rises to 13 cents a pack in Minnesota
The Minnesota cigarette tax increased from eight to 13 cents per pack after Gov. Harold LeVander signed two bills. The net rise is four cents due to sales tax exemptions. Merchants had raised prices ahead of the signing, with each penny yielding about $4 million annually for state funding including parks and general spending.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Harold LeVander
Weather outlook turns fair and warmer in state
Becoming fair to partly cloudy over state tonight and Tuesday. Warmer Tuesday with highs around 76 degrees in western and southern areas.
Nixon seeks two year extension for antipoverty agency funding
The Nixon administration proposes a two year extension for the federal antipoverty agency with 2 billion dollars for the first year. Rumsfeld says longer planning and orderly funds allocation will result, while Perkins pushes for a five year extension. Team studies will probe program coordination with Model Cities and the role of state governments in poverty programs.
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Washington
Nixon
Federal Antipoverty Agency
Donald Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
House Education and Labor Committee
Rumsfeld
Congress
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Rumfeld
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dutch marines patrol streets amid Curacao riots threat
Dutch marines patrolled Willemstad as labor leaders threaten more violence unless Prime Minister Ciro Kroon resigns. Riots torch 7 percent of the business district, with 2-4 killed, about 196 arrested, and losses near $20 million. Police curfew and looting followed a Shell refinery workers march demanding higher wages. racial tensions and accusations of Communist agitation frame the unrest. Affected tourists, including 800 Americans, were urged to stay in hotels or leave.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Caribbean
Netherlands
Negro
Ciro Kroon
Shell
Supreme Court freezes Boykin case over voluntary plea
An Alabama man won an outright Supreme Court reversal of his murder conviction after the court ruled the trial judge failed to show the guilty plea was voluntary and with full knowledge of consequences. The 6-2 decision focalizes on due process in plea procedures.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Edward Boykin
Florida congressman to curb campus unrest with federal action
Rep. William C. Cramer proposes a bill allowing nondemonstrating students to file in federal court against militants causing campus disruptions. The measure enables the Justice Department to act without a formal complaint, with penalties up to $1000 fine or one year in jail, and higher penalties for firearm use during campus disturbances.
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Washington
Florida
William C. Cramer
Congress
House Committee On Internal Security
The
Un-American Activities Committee
N. Mitchell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
SDS
U.S
Cramer
Justice Department
Minnesota districts settle with teachers on pay
Three quarters of Minnesota public school districts have reached teacher salary agreements for next year. Settlements were made in 336 of 445 districts, with 281 using adjustment panels under the 1967 meet and confer law. Average starting salaries for bachelor’s degree teachers are $6,454, with top salaries around $9,204. Masters degree teachers start at about $7,019 and top at $10,076.
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ST. Peter, Minn
Minnesota
Minnesota School Boards Association
W. A. Wettergren
Austin
River Falls
New Ulm
Cambridge
Minneapolis
School Boards Association
Eddie and Juliet Prowse wed in Beverly Hills ceremony
The choreographer Eddie James Prowse and dancer Juliet Prowse married in a civil ceremony at Prowse’s Beverly Hills home. Guests recalled the couple's nerves, including Eddie’s difficulty locating Juliet’s ring finger during the ceremony.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Eddie James
Juliet Prowse
Iss Prowse
Livestock price index lifts Minnesota farm prices
Minnesota farmers received higher prices in mid May with farm prices at 98 percent of the 1947-49 base, up three points from April. The livestock index rose to 122 the highest since July 1951, led by hog prices at 22.80 per hundredweight while grain and dairy trends were mixed and potatoes fell sharply.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Minnesota Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Minnesota bills end 1969 with one thousand one hundred seventy laws
ST PAUL AP reports the 1969 Minnesota Legislature enacted 1,170 new laws, up from 969 in earlier sessions. Gov Harold LeVander has signed about half, with next Monday deadline to act on the rest. Unsigns may become pocket vetoes or become law without signature if lawmakers adjourn.
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St, Paul
Minnesota
Harold LeVander
LeVander
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